Bister
Municipality in the canton of Valais · FSO no. 6172
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Bister centerThe parcel data lists 330 parcels in Bister, covering 1.1 km². 28.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 793 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 330
- 0.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 1.1 km²
- < 0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 793 m²
- Canton: 518 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 28.8%
- Canton: 26%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1953
- Canton: 1980
- Switzerland: 1975
About Bister
Bister ranks 122nd of 122 municipalities in the canton of Valais by number of parcels and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels on less than 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Bister measures 793 m², larger than the canton median of 518 m². Bister is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 28.8% of its parcels have a building, against 26% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone 2. Priorität (inkl. Sömmerungs- und Alpweiden) (41.8%), Dorfzone D (14.8%) and Landwirtschaftszone 1. Priorität (14.8%). In total, Bister uses 11 zone designations.
According to the building register, Bister has 103 buildings with 51 dwellings, 0.5 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (74.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 62.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (26.3% of them), and 7.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1953, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1980).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 95 (28.8%)
Unbuilt: 235 (71.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone 2. Priorität (inkl. Sömmerungs- und Alpweiden) | 138 | 0.40 km² | 10.9% |
| Dorfzone D | 49 | 0.02 km² | 77.6% |
| Landwirtschaftszone 1. Priorität | 49 | 0.24 km² | 22.4% |
| Verkehrsfläche (Strassen, Wege, Plätze) | 27 | 0.06 km² | 7.4% |
| Wald | 24 | 0.26 km² | 8.3% |
| Wohn- und Ferienhauszone FH | 17 | 0.02 km² | 47.1% |
| Wohn- und Ferienhauszone Quartierplan FHQP | 14 | 0.01 km² | 78.6% |
| Erhaltungszone | 7 | < 0.01 km² | 85.7% |
| Öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Übriges Gemeindegebiet | 2 | 0.08 km² | 0.0% |
| Landwirtschaftszone 2. Priorität | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 103 buildings with 51 dwellings here; 29 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 103
- Dwellings
- 51
- Single-family houses
- 29
- Building volume
- 49’564 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Bister
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Bister. Its parcel map shows the parcels of the official cadastral survey with their area, their zone from the municipal zoning plan and their buildings, on swisstopo maps. Building zones, the property map and the geodata of each parcel open on the geopool map. The ÖREB extract of a parcel (public-law restrictions on landownership) is in lookup.